Finding God’s will

Well, lately I’ve been attempting to discern the will of God for my life. In other words, I’ve been attempting to understand the future in order to control it myself. In other words, I don’t think God’s been doing a real good job as God, and I’d like to take over for him. At the Family Retreat last Friday, God graciously convicted me of this through His Spirit.

I’m reading a book called Finding the Will of God whose premise is that many of the ways Christians use to “discover the will of God” border on pagan techniques of divination and are unworthy of use by a Christian. This is a perspective that is very helpful. Instead of trying to find secret knowledge, God wants us just to walk with Him, and as we are conformed to His likeness we will understand what is pleasing in His sight.

And this morning I opened up Spurgeon’s Faith’s Cheque Book to this entry:

July 3: A Guide All the Way

He will be my guide even unto death. (Psalm 48:14)

We need a guide. Sometimes we would give all that we have to be told exactly what to do and where to turn. We are willing to do right, but we do not know which one of two roads we are to follow. Oh, for a guide!

The Lord our God condescends to serve us as guide. He knows the way and will pilot us along it till we reach our journey’s end in peace. Surely we do not desire more infallible direction. Let us place ourselves absolutely under His guidance, and we shall never miss our way. Let us make Him our God, and we shall find Him our guide. If we follow His law we shall not miss the right road of life, provided we first learn to lean upon Him in every step that we take.

Our comfort is that as He is our God forever and ever, He will never cease to be with us as our guide. “Even unto death” will He lead us, and then we shall dwell with Him eternally and go no more out forever. This promise of divine guidance involves lifelong security: salvation at once, guidance unto our last hour, and then endless blessedness. Should not each one seek this in youth, rejoice in it in middle life, and repose in it in old age? This day let us look up for guidance before we trust ourselves out-of-doors.

“If we follow His law we shall not miss the right road of life.” I’m going to have faith that God knows what He’s doing. I’m going to fix my eyes on Christ, and then step out of the boat. As long as I’m focused on Him, no harm can befall me.